Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession and can be used before or alone. There are singular and plural possessive pronouns for the first, second, and third person points of view. When used before nouns, possessive pronouns act as adjectives modifying the noun. When used alone, they can act as subjects, objects, or predicate adjectives. Tips for using possessive pronouns correctly include not using apostrophes, avoiding contractions that look similar, and remembering that a possessive pronoun replaces a noun it possesses.

1. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS - show OWNERSHIP or POSSESSION
SINGULAR PLURAL Point of View
my our 1st Person
Used before nouns your your 2nd Person
his, her, its their 3rd Person
mine ours 1st Person
Can stand alone yours yours 2nd Person
hers, his theirs 3rd Person
Used With Nouns
my, your, his, her, its, our, their
These pronouns always act as adjectives because they always modify nouns.
Example # 1: This is my cookie.
Used Alone
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
When used alone, these pronouns can act as subjects, objects, and predicate adjectives.
Example # 1: Yours are the best cookies!
Example # 2: This cookie is mine.
TIPS/RULES:
1) Pronouns do not have to be punctuated with apostrophes.
Incorrect: it's, her's, our's, their's, your's
Correct: its, hers, ours, theirs, yours

2. 2) In addition, do not confuse a possessive pronoun with a contraction.
POSSESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
PRONOUNS
its it’s (it is)
his he’s (he is)
their they’re (they are)
your you’re (you are)
Example: Its story is magical.
It’s a magical story.
3) Use possessive pronoun to reduce repetition and wordiness in your
sentences.
4) Unlike subjective and objective case pronouns which perform only specific
functions, possessive case pronouns can be used in both subject and object
positions:
5) The key to identifying possessive case pronouns is remembering that the
pronoun replaced the noun:
Examples: My room>>mine
Her book>>hers